The guiding principle behind HP's EliteBook series seems to be "If it's not broken, don't fix it," and in this spirit the EliteBook 850 G4 looks almost exactly like all other 850 models thus far. Even though there are slight differences (such as, for example, the silver lid) its kinship with the EliteBook 850 G1 is indisputable, and compared to its immediate predecessor, the EliteBook 850 G3, the case hasn't changed at all. This means that it still features heavily rounded corners and leveled sides and comes in black and silver, with silver being the dominant characteristic EliteBook color. Both the palm rest and the display lid are silver while the bottom, the keyboard, and the display bezels are kept in black.